Current Trainees
Marina Bastawrous, PhD candidate, MSc, HonBSc
Marina
Bastawrous is a Doctoral Candidate in the Rehabilitation Science Institute
(RSI) at the University of Toronto and holds a CIHR Strategic Training
Initiative in Health Research (STIHR) Doctoral Fellowship with the Healthcare,
Technology and Place program. Marina’s research interests center on caregiving relationships,
peer support and digital health. Currently, Marina’s mixed method research
focuses on understanding how adult children caring for aging parents seek and
engage in peer support activity. She is particularly interested in the
relationship that caregiving peers develop and how their experiences may differ
while interacting online versus in person. Marina hopes that the findings of
her research will inform future interventions that aim to optimize caregiver
networking and support exchange.
Marina holds an Honors Bachelor of Science as well as a Masters of Science from the University of Toronto. Her Masters research qualitatively explored the experiences of adult daughters providing post-stroke care to a parent, with a focus on the parent-to-child relationship and caregiver well-being. Marina has previously held an Ontario Graduate Scholarship and has received several CIHR Travel Awards that have allowed her to present her research on the national and international stage.
Marina holds an Honors Bachelor of Science as well as a Masters of Science from the University of Toronto. Her Masters research qualitatively explored the experiences of adult daughters providing post-stroke care to a parent, with a focus on the parent-to-child relationship and caregiver well-being. Marina has previously held an Ontario Graduate Scholarship and has received several CIHR Travel Awards that have allowed her to present her research on the national and international stage.
Alisa Grigorovich, PhD, MA, HBsc, HBa
Alisa
Grigorovich is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Occupational Science
and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto. Broadly, her research interests
include health and social policy, issues of equity and access in health and
social care, and intersectional and gender-based analysis. Her current research
focuses on individuals living in the community with complex neurological
conditions and their informal caregivers. She hopes to contribute to the
development of strength-based interventions and policies that will support
diverse health users and their families.
Dr. Grigorovich holds two undergraduate degrees and a Master’s degree, and has recently received her PhD from York University. Her PhD thesis focused on issues of quality and equity in home care services in Ontario, and she also has extensive professional experience in health services research.
Dr. Grigorovich holds two undergraduate degrees and a Master’s degree, and has recently received her PhD from York University. Her PhD thesis focused on issues of quality and equity in home care services in Ontario, and she also has extensive professional experience in health services research.
Victrine Tseung, PhD candidate, MScOT, HonsBSc
Victrine Tseung is a doctoral candidate in the Rehabilitation
Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto. Victrine’s research is focused
on understanding the organizational and systemic factors that influence the
implementation of family caregiver education and support programs in the
Ontario Stroke System. She hopes that this research will inform strategies that
the health care system can use to implement caregiver support programs, thus
ensuring that family caregivers consistently receive the support they need.
Victrine completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto, majoring in psychology and sociology. She then went on to complete a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She is a recipient of a Knowledge Translation Canada Student Fellowship, and her doctoral research has been presented at local, national and international conferences.
Victrine completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto, majoring in psychology and sociology. She then went on to complete a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She is a recipient of a Knowledge Translation Canada Student Fellowship, and her doctoral research has been presented at local, national and international conferences.
Past Trainees:
Below is a list of past trainees in the family research group, including the title of their project Dr. Cameron's role in parenthesis (), and the date of project completion.
Amy Hwang, Designing a simple technology interface to help caregivers use the COACH system in the home (PhD committee member). 2010-2015.
Saira Merali, Exploring the impact of a community-based group exercise program on physical and mental health and caregiver burden in people with stroke (MSc co-supervisor). 2013-2015.
Julie Clyde, Psychometric properties of a self-efficacy tool on evidence based practice in Occupational Therapists (MSc committee member). 2009-2014 Successful Completion.
Stephen Czarnuch, COACH@Home: Aging in place for people with dementia through assisted living (PhD committee member). 2009-2014. Successful Completion.
Kira Pattison, Contextual factors influencing rehabilitation providers' use of standardized measures of walking capacity post-stroke across the care continuum (MSc committee member). 2011-2013 Successful Completion.
Marco Raggi, Long-term Outcomes in Lung Transplant Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Their Family Caregivers (MSc co-supervisor). 2009-2013 Successful Completion.
Marina Bastawrous, Exploring the influence of the stroke survivor to care-giving daughter relationship on caregiver well-being (MSc supervisor). 2009-2011 Successful Completion.
Tanya Eimantas, Determine the clinical reasoning about the allocation of assistive devices in children’s homes (MSc committee member). 2007-2010 Successful Completion.
Amanda Marsella, Family caregivers’ experiences with stroke survivors’ weekend visits to facilitate the transition home (MSc co-supervisor). 2007-2009 Successful Completion.
Mina Singh RN, Master of Education student degree research project (non-thesis): Revision and Preliminary Testing of the Brain Impairment Behavior Inventory. (co-supervisor) 1997-1999.
Amy Hwang, Designing a simple technology interface to help caregivers use the COACH system in the home (PhD committee member). 2010-2015.
Saira Merali, Exploring the impact of a community-based group exercise program on physical and mental health and caregiver burden in people with stroke (MSc co-supervisor). 2013-2015.
Julie Clyde, Psychometric properties of a self-efficacy tool on evidence based practice in Occupational Therapists (MSc committee member). 2009-2014 Successful Completion.
Stephen Czarnuch, COACH@Home: Aging in place for people with dementia through assisted living (PhD committee member). 2009-2014. Successful Completion.
Kira Pattison, Contextual factors influencing rehabilitation providers' use of standardized measures of walking capacity post-stroke across the care continuum (MSc committee member). 2011-2013 Successful Completion.
Marco Raggi, Long-term Outcomes in Lung Transplant Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Their Family Caregivers (MSc co-supervisor). 2009-2013 Successful Completion.
Marina Bastawrous, Exploring the influence of the stroke survivor to care-giving daughter relationship on caregiver well-being (MSc supervisor). 2009-2011 Successful Completion.
Tanya Eimantas, Determine the clinical reasoning about the allocation of assistive devices in children’s homes (MSc committee member). 2007-2010 Successful Completion.
Amanda Marsella, Family caregivers’ experiences with stroke survivors’ weekend visits to facilitate the transition home (MSc co-supervisor). 2007-2009 Successful Completion.
Mina Singh RN, Master of Education student degree research project (non-thesis): Revision and Preliminary Testing of the Brain Impairment Behavior Inventory. (co-supervisor) 1997-1999.
